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Tours at the Louvre: A Closer Look

In previous visits to the Louvre, you’ve already paid your respects to the Louvre’s “Trois Grandes Dames”—Mona, Venus and Nike and their crowded galleries. Whew! Now that you’ve've whetted your appetite with the Louvre's celebrity masterpieces, our "Closer Look" tours will help you to establish a more meaningful relationship with the Louvre, as you explore in greater detail its rich rewards of intellectual and aesthetic pleasures.

(Are you a first-time visitor to the Louvre? Traveling with a family? Or interested in a tour that surveys the breadth of the museum's collection? Find out about our "Big Picture" tours of the Louvre.)

Apollo Gallery
Fortress, Palace, Museum: The Architecture of the LouvreVisitors to Paris often make the obligatory trek out to Versailles, and yet right here in the city awaits an architectural monument with much deeper ties to the history of France. This 2.5-hour tour looks at the masterpiece that is the Louvre's architecture and interior design.
French Masters at the Louvre 2
French Masters at the LouvreWhen visitors to Paris think of French painting, they tend to conjure the Impressionists at the Musée d’Orsay. It’s a little-known fact, however, that the Louvre—covering over 600 years of French painting—presents an unparalleled opportunity to discover some of its finest artists.
Hidden Treasures of the Louvre
The Louvre’s Hidden MasterpiecesSome of the most beautiful paintings in the Louvre—by Rembrandt, Rubens, Vermeer— are also the hardest to find. While others fight the crowds, explore the "hidden" gems among the hundreds that hang in the Dutch, Flemish, and German galleries.

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Don't be overwhelmed by the extraordinary vastness of the Louvre's treasures, or the length of its lines! Go with a specialist who will help make your experience more memorable (and more civilized).

Open every day except Tuesdays, 9am to 6pm. Open late night on Wednesdays and Fridays until 9:45pm.

Métro: Palais Royal/Musée du Louvre (1/7)

My husband David & I enjoyed every minute with Mary!

"She is so easy to talk with, & personable,. It was a pleasure to be with her for 2 hours!
Let me say that my husband resists all museums, visits ,  but when I told him about your organization, he agreed to join me.   We both enjoyed it immensely.
We loved the personal attention & Mary is so knowledgable in her field of the arts , history and architecture.  We benefited greatly from her expertise.  We found ourselves very comfortable in her company, and appreciated her patience  with a newcomer to the arts! No question went unanswered and we hope to meet her again for another tour when we return to Paris.  She certainly enhanced our experience of visiting the Louvre.

I am sure to call you again for another impressive Paris Muse experience!"

Jo Ann Levy.

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